Performance Study of the IceCube Upgrade Camera System
International Cosmic Ray Conference, pp. 1069
Abstract
The IceCube Upgrade Camera System is a novel calibration system designed to calibrate the IceCube detector by measuring the optical properties of the Antarctic ice. The system comprises nearly 2,000 cameras and illumination LEDs, which are present on every D-Egg and mDOM—the newly designed optical modules for the IceCube Upgrade. These units, deployed across the IceCube Upgrade volume, will capture transmission and reflection images that can be used to characterize the optical properties of both the refrozen ice within drill holes and the bulk ice between strings. Additionally, the images can aid in determining the positions of the optical modules they are mounted on. To maximize the system’s performance, various image analysis methodologies have been explored, ranging from classical maximum likelihood estimation to AI-based approaches using neural networks. In this study, we present preliminary results on the performance of these methods based on images generated by a simulation tool developed specifically for this system.
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University of Alaska Anchorage · UCLouvain
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , University of Alaska Anchorage , 3211 Providence Dr. , Anchorage , AK 99508 , USA
Université catholique de Louvain
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Université Libre de Bruxelles , Science Faculty CP230 , B-1050 Brussels , Belgium
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University of California, Berkeley
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Dept. of Physics , University of California , Berkeley , CA 94720 , USA
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Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , D-44780 Bochum , Germany
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University of Utah · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
University of Utah
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , GA 30332 , USA
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The University of Adelaide · Sungkyunkwan University
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Department of Physics , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , 5005 , Australia
Sungkyunkwan University
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University of Utah · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
University of Utah
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University of Utah · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
University of Utah
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Université Libre de Bruxelles , Science Faculty CP230 , B-1050 Brussels , Belgium
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University of Utah · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
University of Utah
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University of Utah · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
University of Utah
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Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Dept. of Physics , Southern University , Baton Rouge , LA 70813 , USA
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